AN APOLOGY for the TRUE CHRISTIAN DIVINITY, As the Same is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called in Scorn, Quakers: Being a Full Explanation and Vindication of Their Principles and Doctrines, by Many Arguments, Deduced from Scripture and Right Reason, and the Testimonies of Famous Authors, both Ancient and Modern: With a Full Answer to the Strongest Objections Usually Made Against Them.' Presented to the King. Written in Latin and English, by Robert Barclay, and Since Translated into High Dutch, Low Dutch, and French, for the Information of Strangers.- 1703- Printed and Sold by T. Sowle, London- The Fifth Edition in English- Original blindstamped leather HARDCOVER, FAIR or better, with moderate wear, including hand-stitched and sewn-on cover, age toning, edge wear, and po name and inscription on front pastedown. Unpaginated. List of Publishers Ads at rear. Uncommon ANTIQUARIAN ORIGINAL and HISTORICAL RELIGIOUS reference. GOD, CHRIST, CHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIAN FAITH, RELIGION and VALUES. ORIGINAL RELIGIOUS REFERENCE. Robert Barclay was one of the most famous exponents of the Society of Friends. Barclay wrote in a time when Friends were facing serious persecution and potential destruction.  Robert Barclay, Champion of Quaker Ideals. Classic statement of Quaker principles. "This early and enduring exposition of Quaker beliefs defined Quakerism as a religion of the 'inner light.' Arguing against both Roman Catholicism and traditional Protestantism, including Anglicanism, Barclay asserted that neither the church nor the Scriptures could claim completeness or ultimate authority and that both were secondary to the work of the Holy Spirit, "the Inner Light" in the believer." By the well-known SCOTTISH QUAKER and one of the most EMINENT WRITERS of the RELIGIOUS SOCIETY of FRIENDS.